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Russian FSB Targets US and UK Politicians in Sneaky Spear-Phish Plan

| | 2FA phishing, advanced phishing threats, Aleksandrovich Peretuatko, Alexey Doguzhiev, Andrey Stanislavovich Korinets, Callisto Group, center 18, Evilginx, Federal Security Service, five eyes, FSB, linkedin, Phishing, Russia, russia hacker, russia-based, russian, Russian Cyber Interests, Russian Cyber War, Russian FSB, SB Blogwatch, Seaborgium, spear fishing, spear phishing attacks, spear-phishing, SpearPhishing, Star Blizzard, TA446
TA446’s new TTPs: “Star Blizzard” FSB team called out by Five Eyes governments (again) ...
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Russia Microsoft hack

Russian-Backed Hackers Target High-Value US, European Entities

| | Fancy Bear, Microsoft, Phishing, Russia
Hackers linked to Russia’s military intelligence unit exploited previously patched Microsoft vulnerabilities in a massive phishing campaign against U.S. and European organizations in such vectors as government, aerospace, and finance across North ...
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‘LitterDrifter’ Russian USB Worm Leaks from Ukraine War Zone

| | APT, Aqua Blizzard, Armageddon, computer worm, Flash drive, FSB, Gamaredon, Iron Tilden, LitterDrifter, Malware, Primitive Bear, Russia, russia hacker, Russia-Ukraine, russia-ukraine conflict, Russia's War on Ukraine, Russian Cyber War, Russian cybercrime, Russian FSB, SB Blogwatch, self-replicating worm, Shuckworm, Trident Ursa, Ukraine, ukraine conflict, Ukraine Cyber War, Ukraine cyberattack, Ukraine/European Security, USB, USB malware, USB Sticks, worm, worms
FSB APT USB VBS LNK DLL: WTH? Flash drive sharing malware escapes Україна. Gamaredon fingered as perps ...
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World’s Biggest Bank Hacked: ICBC Walks Trades on USBs

| | china, Citrix, Citrix Bleed, Citrix Systems, CVE-2023-4966, ICBC, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Lockbit, Lockbit 3.0, LockBit ransomware, Ransomware, Russia, SB Blogwatch, Treasury, Treasury Department, U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S. Treasury Department
Plan B is sneakernet: After Industrial and Commercial Bank of China ransomware attack, U.S. Treasury trades settled by bike messengers with flash drives ...
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SolarWinds supply chain cybersecurity

SolarWinds Swings Back at SEC Following Fraud Charges

| | Russia, SolarWinds, SUNBURST, supply chain
Executives at SolarWinds are pushing back at the lawsuit filed this week by the Securities and Exchange Commission against the company and its top security official in connection with the high-profile cyberattack, ...
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DoD Turns to Stronger Alliances to Combat Cyberthreats

| | china, Cybersecurity, DoD, pentagon, Russia
The Pentagon is undertaking a much more proactive approach to cybersecurity, with plans to more closely partner with the private sector and ally nations being a key part of an overhauled cyber ...
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phishing Telegram

From Simple Beginnings, ‘Classiscam’ Fraud Campaigns Go Global

| | Phishing, Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS), Russia, scam
Cybersecurity firm Group-IB in 2019 uncovered a Russia-based scam-as-a-service that used fake classified ads and social engineering methods to convince people to buy goods or services that didn’t actually exist and by ...
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Turla, Snake

Russia’s ‘Turla’ Group – A Formidable Cyberespionage Adversary

| | APT, Cyber Espionage, Russia, Snake Malware, Threat Intelligence, Turla
Russia's Turla cyberespionage group is now recognized as one of the world’s most dangerous cybersecurity threats ...
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Decrypting Key Group Ransomware: Emerging Financially Motivated Cyber Crime Gang

Decrypting Key Group Ransomware: Emerging Financially Motivated Cyber Crime Gang

| | Cybercriminal, intelligence research, Ransomware, Russia, Threat Intelligence
Executive Summary  The Key Group ransomware family was first revealed on January 6, 2023, continuing their operations since then. EclecticIQ researchers assess with high confidence, the Key Group ransomware gang is primarily ...
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Did Russia Hack Poland’s Trains? MSM Says Yes, but … Well, You Decide

| | Poland, RADIO-STOP, Rail Cybersecurity, railroad, Railway Security, Russia, SB Blogwatch, trains
Train Phreaking: It depends what you mean by “hack” (and by “Russia”) ...
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